The Howe, of 1So guns, in trying to work out
of the roadstead at Spithead on Sunday, sprung a leak in the gunner's store-room, about seven feet below water. The cause of the leak was discovered and re- medied : it was found that some of the bolts below the water •line had been drawn, by the chain cable getting under the head while veering, on Sunday morning after the ship had anchored. This accident, it is un- derstood, will riot prevent the Howe from going to sea immediately. The first meet of the Royal Buckhounds this season took place on Monday last, at Salt 11111; and long before the hour of twelve, several hundreds of persons, mounted and dismounted, were assembled in the immediate neighbourhood. Prince Albert was to have gone out with the hounds ; but in corsequence, as was stated, of the heavy and slippery state of the ground in the neighbourhood of Windsor, caused by the late heavy rains, tbe.;F:ince abandoned his intention, and the first meet was not honoured witn his presence. The stag was uncarted at twelve o'clock in Farnham Lane, on the Farnham Royal road, about half a mile from the windmill at Salt Hill ; and was taken at Fern Hill, after an excellent run over twenty miles of ground, in two hours and a half.
An inquest was held at Carlisle, on Monday week, on the body of John Duff Dingwall, Esq., of Brockley Castle, Aberdeenshire, who was found dead in his bed at the inn with his throat cut. Mr. Dingwall, it appeared, was on his way to London, and stopped at the Bush Inn at Carlisle, accompanied by his man-servant. He appeared in a very agitated state after he had retired to bed : he rang for his servant, and told him some one was in the room, and that the bell-rope had been cut ; but it was proved to be merely an imaginary alarm. His servant again left him for the night : in the morning, as Mr. Dingwall did not answer when called, the door was forced ; and he was discovered in bed with a large wound in his throat, and a razor grasped firmly in his right hand. His money and other property were safe. The Coro- ner's Jury returned a verdict that the deceased had destroyed himself "in a fit of temporary insanity."
At the adjourned Coroner's inquest held at Stockport on Thursday week, on the bodies of the children supposed to have been murdered by their parents for the sake of obtaining the burial-fees, the Jury re- turned the following verdict—" In the case of Elizabeth Sandys, we find Anne Sandys guilty, and Robert Sandys guilty of aiding and abet- ting; in the case of Marianne Sandys, we find Anne Sandys guilty of wilful murder, and Robert Sandys, George Sandys, and Honor Sandys, guilty of aiding and abetting; in the case of Catherine Sandys, we find Honor Sandys guilty of wilful murder." A most desperate affray took place on Friday morning last on South- sea beach, originating in a party of smugglers attempting a rescue of twenty-eight tubs and a wherry, which had been previously seized by Lieutenant C. Scott, of the Southsea Castle station. The wherry was at this time swamped on the beach ; and Lieutenant Scott and five of his crew were clearing her ; when about forty men came down and at- tacked them ; but from the firmness of the Coast Guard they were dis- persed. Lieutenant Scott was at one time nearly drowned by them, and has received a violent contusion of the head, which has left him in the doctor's hands, and two of his crew are much bruised. The smugglers must have received some severe wounds, as they were repeatedly fired upon, and the blood was observed on the beach at daylight in the morn- ing. To prevent a second attack, the Corporal Guard at Southsea Castle were called out, who readily came and protected the goods. Lieutenant Davies, of the Chichester station, being in the offing, and hearing the firing, cause on shore, but too late to prevent the attack ; yet he rendered his brother officer every assistance in his power.— Hampshire Telegraph. A daring outrage and robbery were committed at Wykehatu, near Scarborough, on Sunday week. A man named Reet lives at a lonely cottage, a mile from Wykeham, and near a farm-house called the Grange, tenanted by a Mr. Hopper. Between seven and eight o'clock on Sunday evening, a person called at Reefs cottage, and inquired if he had a cow to sell ; and was answered that Sunday was an improper day for such business. The strange man said that he would call again in the week ; and having asked leave to light his pipe, he seated himself by the fire, and continued in conversation with Reet for some tune. At nine o'clock the stranger seemed about to take his leave ; ashen Reet was suddenly knocked down, nearly senseless; the villain jum.pins
upon him and endeavouring to strangle him with his handkerchief— which, fortunately, gave way. Reet regained a little consciousness, and a desperate struggle for life ensued; the villain several times trying to strike him with a whin-dig, or hatchet. The struggle had continued for some time, when Reet, nearly exhausted, begged for life, and confessed where his purse was, containing about four sovereigns. It was seized by the robber ; who made a precipitate retreat—alarmed, it is supposed, by Mr. Hopper and his sister passing withia a short distance of the cottage. Reet was too much exhausted to call for help ; but after a short time he with difficulty got to the Grange farm-house, where every kindness was shown him.
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